Cops move Calcutta HC against Tewari acquittal – Times of India

Kolkata: Close to six years after police sub-inspector Jagannath Mondal was seriously injured in a gunfire on the KMC election day, the Kolkata Police has moved the Calcutta High Court, challenging the acquittal of prime accused Gopal Tewari and 12 others for insufficient evidence by the fast-track second court at Bankshal court one-and-a-half years ago.
Police sources said they had evidence to prove all the accused were present at the spot when the attack was carried out. Out of the 33 witnesses cited, claimed cops, at least three had named Gopal Tewari directly in their statements.
On April 18, 2015, when Mondal — posted at the Girish Park police station— had gone to Singhibagan to stop a clash between supporters of Trinamool and Congress on the day of KMC elections. He was injured in a shooting and was admitted to CMRI with injuries. Cops had arrested several of Tewari’s men, who had claimed allegiance to Trinamool, even as the party and its local leaders distanced themselves from the incident. Towards the end of May, 2015, Tewari was arrested.
The trial began in 2017 and the court recorded the statements of 33 witnesses. The trial ended on September 12, 2019, with the order being passed within two weeks.